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In modern societies consumers often face a trade-off between health and taste, the latter which encourages consumption … of the health value of a given nutrient in different foods combined with decreasing marginal utilities of taste could … of fatty, salty and sweet foods, whereas health awareness discourages consumption of the same food. The resulting diet …
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The purpose of the present study is to analyse the effects of using economic policy tools in nutrition policy, e.g. introduction of specific taxes on unhealthy food components or differentiated VAT on foods. The effects of such regulation instruments are demonstrated using Denmark as an...
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This paper examines the cross-impacts of food safety news concerning one product on the demand for another product, using the Danish demand for pasteurized eggs versus shell eggs as an illustrative case. The study identifies news with a temporary impact and news with a permanent impact on...
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Denmark introduced a tax on saturated fat in food products with effect from October 2011. This paper makes an effect assessment of this tax for some product categories affected by the new tax: meats and dairy products. This assessment is done by conducting an econometric analysis on monthly food...
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